# Raj Khaira

> Raj Kaur Khaira is a founder, startup operator, author and gender equality campaigner. She co-founded AutogenAI in 2022 and served as its deputy global CEO before announcing her departure in July 2026. She founded the Pink Ladoo Project and wrote Stories for South Asian Supergirls, The Night the Reindeer Saved Christmas and Stories for South Asian Super Kids.

- **Role:** Founder, Pink Ladoo Project; Board Member, Knowledge Quarter
- **Organizations:** AutogenAI, Pink Ladoo Project, Knowledge Quarter, Accenture, Travers Smith
- **Education:** B.S., University of Toronto, University of Warwick
- **Known for:** Created a gender equality campaign encouraging families to celebrate daughters’ births with pink ladoo., Published three children’s books, including two collections of South Asian biographies., Helped build AutogenAI; her July 2026 farewell reported more than 350 enterprise customers.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began her career as a management consultant at Accenture, then trained as a lawyer at Travers Smith.
- **—** — Moved into operational work with venture capital and private equity backed technology companies.
- **2015** — Founded the Pink Ladoo Project in September; launched it in the UK on 11 October.
- **2019** — Published Stories for South Asian Supergirls with Kashi House.
- **2020** — Published The Night the Reindeer Saved Christmas.
- **2021** — Puffin published an edition of Stories for South Asian Supergirls on 25 November.
- **2022** — Co-founded AutogenAI with Sean Williams; served as COO and later deputy global CEO.
- **2024** — Election to the Knowledge Quarter board announced for a four-year term.
- **2025** — Stories for South Asian Super Kids published by Puffin.
- **2026** — Received a Female Entrepreneurs Award at the Times Tech 100 celebration in March; announced departure from AutogenAI on 31 July.

## Achievements

- Created a gender equality campaign encouraging families to celebrate daughters’ births with pink ladoo.
- Published three children’s books, including two collections of South Asian biographies.
- Helped build AutogenAI; her July 2026 farewell reported more than 350 enterprise customers.
- Elected to the Knowledge Quarter board in 2024.
- Received a Female Entrepreneurs Award at the Times Tech 100 celebration in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Announced her departure from AutogenAI on 31 July after four years.
- **2026-05** — Discussed learning AI by making things at the Fast Growth Icons event at Claridge’s, in a conversation with Ben Fletcher.
- **2026-03** — Reported receiving a Female Entrepreneurs Award at the Times Tech 100 celebration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pinkladoo.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-khaira/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Rajo_rani
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinkladoo/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinkladoo

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Last updated: 2026-10-12